ROVER PIPELINE LLC. Rover Pipeline Project. RESOURCE REPORT 1 General Project Description. FERC Docket No. CP

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1 ROVER PIPELINE LLC Rover Pipeline Project RESOURCE REPORT 1 General Project Description FERC Docket No. CP February 2015

2 Section TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION INTRODUCTION PURPOSE AND NEED LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED FACILITIES PIPELINE FACILITIES Supply Laterals Mainlines ABOVEGROUND FACILITIES Compressor Stations Receipt and Delivery Meter Stations Tie-In Facilities Mainline Valves Launchers and Receivers DESIGN STANDARDS STATUS OF FIELD SURVEYS AND REPORTS LAND REQUIREMENTS PIPELINE FACILITIES Construction Right-of-Way Additional Temporary Workspace Access Roads Contractor Yards Operations Easement ABOVEGROUND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE MEASURES CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES PIPELINE FACILITIES Typical Upland Pipeline Construction Procedures Wetland Construction Procedures Waterbody Construction Procedures Horizontal Bore and HDD Crossing Methods Road and Railroad Crossings Foreign Pipeline Crossings Residential Areas Commercial and Industrial Areas Agricultural Areas Other Construction Procedures ABOVEGROUND FACILITIES General Construction Procedures i February 2015

3 Foundations Equipment Launcher and Receiver Facilities Mainline Valves RESTORATION Pipeline Right-of-Way Aboveground Facilities Access Roads Contractor Yards OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES PIPELINE ABOVEGROUND FACILITIES Compressor Stations Meter Stations, Mainline Valves, and Tie-Ins FUTURE PLANS AND ABANDONMENT PUBLIC OUTREACH FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES OPEN HOUSES FERC SCOPING MEETINGS PUBLIC COMMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLAINT RESOLUTION PROCEDURE PERMITS AND APPROVALS RELATED FACILITIES NON-JURISDICTIONAL FACILITIES SUPPLY FACILITIES CUMULATIVE IMPACTS MINOR PROJECTS MAJOR PROJECTS Spectra Energy - NEXUS Project Spectra Energy - Ohio Pipeline Energy Network (OPEN) Project CGT - Leach XPress Project Equitrans - Ohio Valley Connector Project ANR East Pipeline Project Kinder Morgan - UTOPIA Kinder Morgan - Utica Marcellus Texas Pipeline Dominion - Supply Header Project Dominion - Atlantic Coast Pipeline Project Mountain Valley - MVP Project Moundsville Power, LLC - Combined-Cycle Power Plant Project Blackfork Wind Energy Project ANALYSIS OF CUMULATIVE IMPACTS Geology, Soils and Sediments Water Resources and Wetlands ii February 2015

4 Vegetation and Wildlife Cultural Resources Socioeconomics Land Use and Visual Resources Air and Noise LIST OF TABLES TABLE Pipeline Facilities TABLE CGT Leach Xpress Project and Rover Pipeline Project Overlap TABLE Compressor Station Facilities TABLE Meter Station Facilities TABLE Tie-In Facilities TABLE Summary of Status of Completed Civil and Environmental Surveys through October TABLE Summary of Status of Pending Surveys TABLE Summary of Estimated Construction and Operation Land Requirements TABLE Average and Peak Construction Work Force TABLE Open House Locations TABLE FERC Scoping Meeting Locations TABLE Number of Comment Letters Received TABLE Summary of Concerns Identified During the Scoping Process LIST OF FIGURES Figure Rover Pipeline Connections Figure Rover Pipeline Project General Location Map Figure Typical Pipeline Construction Sequence LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX 1A Supplemental Tables TABLE 1A-1 Locations Where Rover Pipelines Will Be Parallel to Existing Rights-of-Way TABLE 1A-2 Locations of Pipelines and Aboveground Facilities TABLE 1A-3 Additional Temporary Workspace Requirements TABLE 1A-4 Permanent and Temporary Access Roads TABLE 1A-5 Contractor Storage Yards TABLE 1A-6 Hydrostatic Test Water Source and Discharge Locations TABLE 1A-7 Proposed Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) Locations TABLE 1A-8 Road and Railroad Crossing Methods TABLE 1A-9 Permits and Approvals TABLE 1A-10 Proposed Minor Projects in the Vicinity of the Rover Pipeline Project TABLE 1A-11 Proposed Major Projects in the Vicinity of the Rover Pipeline Project iii February 2015

5 APPENDIX 1B Construction Mitigation Plans Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation and Maintenance Plan Rover Waterbody and Wetland Construction and Mitigation Procedures Spill Prevention and Response Procedures Horizontal Directional Drill Contingency Plan Agricultural Impact Mitigation Plans (Ohio and Michigan) Winter Construction Plan Karst Mitigation Plan Blasting Plan Unanticipated Discoveries Plan for Paleontological Resources Environmental Complaint Resolution Procedure Residential Access and Traffic Management Plan APPENDIX 1C Maps and Figures Figure 1C-1 USGS Quad Map Excerpts Figure 1C-2 Other Proposed Minor Projects in the Vicinity of the Rover Pipeline Project Figure 1C-3 Other Proposed Major Projects in the Vicinity of the Rover Pipeline Project APPENDIX 1D Satellite Dish Specification VOLUME II - PUBLIC ATTACHMENT 1A ATTACHMENT 1B ATTACHMENT 1C ATTACHMENT 1D Rover Pipeline Project Oversized USGS Maps and Aerials Full Size USGS Quad Maps Pipeline Alignment Sheets Site-Specific Horizontal Directional Drill Plans Market Segment Alternatives Map Books Right-of-Way Typicals Summaries of Comment Letters Agency Correspondence VOLUME III CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION ATTACHMENT 1A Compressor Station Plot Plans VOLUME IV PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ATTACHMENT 1A Landowner Mailing List iv February 2015

6 LIST OF ACRONYMS AIM Plans API ASME ATWS Bcf/d Btu CFR CGT Rover EIS FERC or Commission HDD HDD Plan hp IBEW MLV MP MVP NAAQS NDE NGA NOI OPEN PLCA Pre-Filing Process Project RECS REX Rover Procedures SCADA SPR Procedures U.S. USDOT USEIA USEPA USFWS USGS Vector Agricultural Impact Mitigation Plans American Petroleum Institute American Society for Mechanical Engineers Additional temporary workspace billion cubic feet per day British thermal unit Code of Federal Regulations Columbia Gas Transmission Rover Pipeline LLC Environmental Impact Statement Federal Energy Regulatory Commission horizontal directional drill Horizontal Directional Drill Contingency Plan horsepower International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers mainline valve Milepost Mountain Valley Pipeline National Ambient Air Quality Standards non-destructive examination Natural Gas Act Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Rover Pipeline Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings Ohio Pipeline Energy Network Pipeline Contractors Association FERC Pre-Filing Review Process Rover Pipeline Project Residential Energy Consumption Survey Rockies Express Pipeline Rover s Waterbody and Wetland Construction and Mitigation Procedures Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Spill Prevention and Response Procedures United States U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Energy Information Administration U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Geological Survey Vector Pipeline L.P. v February 2015

7 RESOURCE REPORT 1 GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION Filing Requirement Describe and provide location maps of all jurisdictional facilities, including all aboveground facilities associated with the project (such as: meter stations, pig launchers/receivers, valves), to be constructed, modified, abandoned, replaced, or removed, including related construction and operational support activities and areas such as maintenance bases, staging areas, communications towers, power lines, and new access roads (roads to be built or modified). Describe the length and diameter of the pipeline, the types of aboveground facilities that would be installed, and associated land requirements. Identify other companies that must construct jurisdictional facilities related to the project, where the facilities would be located, and where they are in the Commission s approval process. ( (c)(1)) Identify and describe all nonjurisdictional facilities, including auxiliary facilities, that will be built in association with the project, including facilities to be built by other companies. ( (c)(2)) (i) Provide the following information: (A) A brief description of each facility, including as appropriate: Ownership, land requirements, gas consumption, megawatt size, construction status, and an update of the latest status of Federal, state, and local permits/approvals; (B) The length and diameter of any interconnecting pipeline; (C) Current 1:24,000/1:25,000 scale topographic maps showing the location of the facilities; (D) Correspondence with the appropriate State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) or duly authorized Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) for tribal lands regarding whether properties eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) would be affected; (E) Correspondence with the United States (U.S.) Fish and Wildlife Service (and National Marine Fisheries Service, if appropriate) regarding potential impacts of the proposed facility on federally listed threatened and endangered species; and (F) For facilities within a designated coastal zone management area, a consistency determination or evidence that the owner has requested a consistency determination from the state s coastal zone management program. (ii) Address each of the following factors and indicate which ones, if any, appear to indicate the need for the Commission to do an environmental review of project-related nonjurisdictional facilities. A) Whether or not the regulated activity comprises ``merely a link in a corridor type project (e.g., a transportation or utility transmission project). (B) Whether there are aspects of the nonjurisdictional facility in the immediate vicinity of the regulated activity which uniquely determine the location and configuration of the regulated activity. (C) The extent to which the entire project will be within the Commission s jurisdiction. (D) The extent of cumulative Federal control and responsibility. Location in Environmental Report Section 1.3 Volume IIB, Attachment 1A Section 1.3 Section 1.11 Section 1.11 vi February 2015

8 RESOURCE REPORT 1 GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION Filing Requirement Provide the following maps and photos: ( (c)(3)) (i) Current, original United States Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5- minute series topographic maps or maps of equivalent detail; (ii) Original aerial images or photographs or photo-based alignment sheets based on these sources: Include large scale (1:3,600 or greater) plot plans of each compressor station, identifying the location of the nearest noise-sensitive areas (schools, hospitals, or residences) within 1 mile of the compressor station, existing and proposed compressor and auxiliary buildings, access roads, and the limits of areas that would be permanently disturbed. ( (c)(4)) Identify facilities to be abandoned, and state how they would be abandoned, how the site would be restored, who would own the site or right-of-way after abandonment, and who would be responsible for any facilities abandoned in place. ( (c)(5)) Describe and identify by milepost, proposed construction and restoration methods to be used in areas of rugged topography, residential areas, active croplands, sites where the pipeline would be located parallel to and under roads, and sites where explosives are likely to be used. ( (c)(6)) Describe estimated workforce requirements, including the number of pipeline construction spreads, average workforce requirements for each construction spread and meter or compressor station, estimated duration of construction from initial clearing to final restoration, and number of personnel to be hired to operate the proposed project. ( (c)(7)) Describe reasonably foreseeable plans for future expansion of facilities, including additional land requirements and the compatibility of those plans with the current proposal. ( (c)(8)) Describe all authorizations required to complete the proposed action and the status of applications for such authorizations. Identify environmental mitigation requirements specified in any permit or proposed in any permit application to the extent not specified elsewhere in this section. ( (c)(9)) Provide the names and mailing addresses of all affected landowners and certify that all affected landowners will be notified as required in Sec (d). ( (c)(10)) Location in Environmental Report Volume IIB Attachment 1A Volume III Attachment 1A Section 1.8 Section Section 1.5 and Table Section 1.8 Section 1.10 Volume IV, Attachment 1A Section 1.9 vii February 2015

9 1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION Rover Pipeline LLC (Rover) is seeking authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to construct, own, and operate the proposed Rover Pipeline Project (Project). The Rover Pipeline Project is a new natural gas pipeline system that will consist of approximately miles of Supply Laterals and Mainlines, 10 compressor stations, and associated meter stations and other aboveground facilities that will be located in parts of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan. The Project will include approximately miles of proposed right-of-way, extending from the vicinity of New Milton, Doddridge County, West Virginia to the vicinity of Howell, Livingston County, Michigan, and will include approximately miles of dual pipelines. On June 26, 2014, in compliance with the requirements of 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (b), Rover requested that the FERC begin its review of the Project using the FERC s Pre-Filing Review Process (Pre-filing Process). On June 27, 2014, the FERC approved Rover s request and assigned Docket No. PF to the Project. As part of the Pre-Filing Process, the FERC, with input from federal and state agencies and other stakeholders, analyzed environmental impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures as a prelude to submittal of Rover s certificate application and the development of the FERC s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Project. This allowed the FERC, and other federal and state resource management agencies, to identify and resolve environmental issues associated with the design and routing of the Project. Agencies participated in the Pre-Filing Process by providing assistance in the identification and resolution of concerns, and by participating in agency and public information meetings. The Pre-Filing Process concludes with Rover s filing of its certificate application under Section 7(c) of the NGA. As originally proposed during the Pre-filing Process, the Project included approximately 110 miles of additional pipeline in Michigan extending from the vicinity of Howell in Livingston County to the United States (U.S.)/Canadian border, as well as an additional 15 miles in Canada from the U.S/Canada border to the Union Gas Dawn hub, near Beaver Meadow, Ontario, Canada. In late January 2015, Rover reached an agreement with Vector Pipeline L.P. (Vector) for Vector to transport the natural gas volumes from the Rover/Vector interconnect near Howell, Michigan to other Michigan delivery points and the Union Gas Dawn Hub through Vector s existing pipeline system. Among other requirements, the FERC regulations require that the certificate application include an Environmental Report, consisting of up to 13 Resource Reports as described in 18 CFR (a)(6- a), 380.3, and Each Resource Report describes a particular aspect of the environment and evaluates the potential effects of the Project on that particular aspect. Resource Report 1 describes the Project facilities; land requirements; procedures for construction, restoration, operation, and maintenance of Project facilities; as well as environmental permits and clearances that will be required, nonjurisdictional facilities, future plans and abandonment, and cumulative impacts. 1-1 February 2015

10 1.2 PURPOSE AND NEED The U.S. Energy Information Administration s (USEIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2013 Early Release projects U.S. natural gas production to increase from 23.0 trillion cubic feet in 2011 to 33.1 trillion cubic feet in 2040, a 44 percent increase. Almost all of this increase in domestic natural gas production is due to projected growth in shale gas production, which grew from 7.8 trillion cubic feet in 2011 to 16.7 trillion cubic feet in The availability of increased quantities of shale gas is predicted to continue for the next 100 plus years, allowing U.S. consumers to rely upon and plan for low cost supplies of natural gas. According to the most current and relevant government and industry supply/consumption indexes (including the U.S. Department of Energy), the supply will continue to outpace domestic consumption for many years. The Rover Pipeline Project originated as a result of discussions with producers who have active production and processing capacity as well as significant volumes of stranded gas in the Marcellus and Utica Shale areas of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, and who desire to move their production to markets in the Gulf Coast, Midwest, Northeast, and into Canada for redelivery to both Canadian and US markets. Thus, the Project has been designed to enable the flow of natural gas from producer processing plants and interconnections in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio to interconnections with Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. s existing Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line and other Midwest pipeline interconnects near Defiance, Ohio, as well as a direct connection with Vector Pipeline LP near Howell, Michigan. Vector provides interconnections to the local Michigan market through local distributors, storage facilities, and power plants, and provides further transportation into the Midwest, Eastern Canada, and Northeastern U.S. markets, including a connection with the gas trading hub located near Dawn, Canada. The Project is a producer-driven pipeline project in which Marcellus and Utica producers have made long-term commitments for transportation capacity to move significant volumes of natural gas production to connections with interstate natural gas pipelines and storage facilities, as well as to major gas consuming markets in the Gulf Coast, Midwest and Canadian regions. The hub facilities connected to the Project at Defiance and the Vector interconnect will facilitate the delivery of natural gas to high-demand centers in the U.S. and Canada, thus increasing the diversity of supply, and helping to moderate gas prices by replacing declining supplies from the Gulf Coast. Furthermore, the Project will benefit local Midwest gas consumers by providing access to a readily available, stable, and competitively-priced gas supply for local distribution companies connected to the Project. The Project will have the capacity to transport 3.25 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas. Rover held an open season that concluded on July 25, 2014 and executed binding precedent agreements with shippers representing 3.25 Bcf/d, which represents the total capacity of the new pipeline system. However, the Project was revised in January 2015 during Pre-Filing to terminate at a connection with Vector Pipeline L.P. (Vector) in Livingston, County, Michigan in order to maximize use of existing infrastructure and minimize impacts to the environment and landowners. As a result of the agreement with Vector, Rover currently has 0.15 Bcf/d of capacity available on the proposed system, although Rover fully expects the available capacity will be subscribed quickly. 1-2 February 2015

11 As a result of these precedent agreements, the Project has been designed to accumulate natural gas supplies at receipt points that are accessible to the producers processing plants, and to deliver these volumes to connections with interstate natural gas pipelines and storage facilities at the hubs at Defiance, as well as interconnects with Michigan natural gas utilities. The receipt points are defined by the compressor stations and receipt meters located at or near the beginning of each of the Supply Laterals. The delivery points are defined by the interconnecting pipeline systems located near Defiance and the Vector interconnect near Howell, Michigan. The new infrastructure will give shippers the option of storage, selling gas in the local Canadian market, selling gas back into Michigan market, or selling gas to U.S. Northeast markets via the TransCanada pipeline interconnections at Niagara Falls, Grand Island, Waddington, or other interconnects to the east. In addition, Rover will have bidirectional meter stations at the proposed Clarington Station, and delivery meters at the Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) and Columbia Gas Transmission (CGT) interconnects. These interconnects will allow access to the East Coast, Gulf Coast, and Chicago markets. Approximately 78 percent of the natural gas moved through the Project will be delivered to customers on the U.S. segments of the pipeline, including multiple take-off points in Michigan and Ohio, or other interstate pipelines, including local distribution company gas systems serving customers throughout the states (see Figure for a map of the Project connections). As described above, the Project will connect stranded Marcellus and Utica Shale gas to all markets in the U.S. The new source will offset the reduction in available gas supply from traditional supply areas (the Rocky Mountain Region, Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma, Kansas, and the Gulf of Mexico) that historically have served Ohio and Michigan as well as other regions of the U.S. Historic supplies from the Gulf of Mexico alone are down approximately 46 percent over the last five years. Ohio is the 8th largest consumer and Michigan is the 9th largest consumer of natural gas in the U.S.; whereas, Ohio is the 19th largest producer and Michigan is the 17th largest producer, making both states net importers of natural gas to meet their supply needs for commercial and residential consumption. 1-3 February 2015

12 Figure Rover Pipeline Connections In summary, the Project will provide: new take-away infrastructure for stranded Marcellus/Utica shale gas; new infrastructure for Midwest markets to provide a reliable and nearby source of competitively priced natural gas supplies to replace declining supplies from the Gulf Coast and other historic production regions of the U.S.; new infrastructure to move natural gas to local utilities and storage in Ohio and Michigan, to the Midwest Hub for Midwest and Gulf Coast markets, to the Dawn Hub for Canadian and U.S. Northeast markets, as well as the East Coast and other markets listed above from the bidirectional and delivery meters in the Supply Laterals; new infrastructure to the Dawn Hub that will provide shippers with the option of storage, or selling gas in the local Canadian market, selling gas back into Michigan market, or selling gas to U.S. Northeast markets; 1-4 February 2015

13 long and short term economic benefits within the Project area via increased consumption of goods and services resulting from construction and operation of the Project; short-term job creation via construction jobs and service jobs to support the construction workforce; long-term job creation via permanent jobs to operate the new pipeline system; and long-term tax benefit to communities and state via ad valorem taxes. The USEIA collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment (USEIA, 2015). According to data provided by the USEIA s Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), the 2009 natural gas consumption in the Midwest Region for a 1,500 to 1,999 square foot home averaged 87.2 million British thermal units (Btu) per household or 238, Btu per day broken down over a 365-day year. The Rover Pipeline Project will provide 3.25 Bcf/day in capacity. Given the 2009 RECS data, this would supply enough natural gas to meet the demands of approximately 14,011,897 homes. 1.3 LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED FACILITIES The Project is a new pipeline system and entails all new facilities. All receipt and delivery points, and pipeline and compression facilities, are designed to meet contractual requirements. No upgrades or expansion of existing facilities are being considered at this time. The Project consists of the following components and facilities: Supply Laterals: o eight supply laterals consisting of approximately miles of 24-, 30-, 36-, and 42- inch-diameter pipeline in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, o two parallel supply laterals, each consisting of approximately 18.8 miles (for a total of approximately 37.6 miles) of 42-inch-diameter pipeline (Supply Connector Lateral Line A and Line B) in Ohio, o approximately 72,645 horsepower (hp) at six new compressor stations to be located in Doddridge and Marshall counties, West Virginia; Washington County, Pennsylvania; and Noble, Monroe, and Harrison counties, Ohio, and o two new delivery, 11 new receipt, and two bidirectional meter stations on the Supply Laterals. Mainlines A and B: o approximately miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline (Mainline A) in Ohio, o approximately miles of parallel 42-inch-diameter pipeline (Mainline B) in Ohio, o approximately 114,945 hp at three new compressor stations to be located in Carroll, Wayne, and Crawford counties, Ohio, and o two new delivery meter stations in Defiance County, Ohio. 1-5 February 2015

14 Market Segment: o approximately miles of 42-inch diameter pipeline in Ohio and Michigan, o approximately 25,830 hp at one new compressor station to be located in Defiance County, Ohio, and o two new delivery meter stations in Washtenaw and Livingston counties, Michigan. A general location map of the Project facilities is shown on Figure U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic map excerpts are included as Figure 1C-1 in Appendix 1C. 1-6 February 2015

15 ROVER PIPELINE PROJECT Figure Rover Pipeline Project General Location Map 1-7 February 2015

16 Included in Attachment 1A in Volume IIB are full-size USGS topographic maps and aerial-based alignment sheets showing the location of the Project pipelines and associated components, including the construction and operational pipeline rights-of-way, additional temporary workspace (ATWS), aboveground facilities, contractor yards, access roads, and horizontal directional drill (HDD) locations as described in the following sections Pipeline Facilities Table lists the Project pipelines. The pipelines will be operated at a maximum allowable operating pressure of 1,440 pounds per square inch gauge. Pipeline Segment Pipeline Diameter (inches) TABLE Pipeline Facilities County, State Approximate Length (mi) Supply Laterals: Sherwood Lateral 36 Doddridge, Tyler, and Wetzel, WV 35.7 Monroe, OH 18.3 CGT Lateral 24 Doddridge, WV 5.7 Seneca Lateral 42 Noble and Monroe, OH 25.6 Berne Lateral 24 Noble and Monroe, OH 3.7 Clarington Lateral 42 Monroe, Belmont, and Harrison, OH 32.6 Majorsville Lateral 24 Marshall, WV 12.6 Belmont, OH 11.3 Cadiz Lateral 30 Harrison, OH 2.9 Supply Connector Line A Harrison and Carroll, OH Supply Connector Line B Washington, PA 10.4 Burgettstown Lateral 36 Hancock, WV 5.3 Jefferson and Carroll, OH 35.6 Supply Laterals Subtotal Mainlines: Mainline A 1 Carroll, Tuscarawas, Stark, Wayne, Ashland, Richland, Crawford, Seneca, 42 Mainline B 1 Hancock, Wood, Henry, and Defiance, OH Defiance, Henry, and Fulton, OH 27.4 Market Segment 42 Lenawee, Washtenaw, and Livingston, MI 72.6 Mainlines Subtotal PROJECT TOTAL Supply Connector Lines A and B and Mainlines A and B will be installed approximately 20 feet apart. To the extent practicable, the Project pipelines will be constructed parallel and adjacent to other existing pipelines or utility lines, or in remote areas, on primarily agricultural land, to reduce the potential interaction between the proposed pipeline and the public. Based on current design, approximately 23 percent of the total length of the new pipelines will be parallel or adjacent to existing rights-of-way (e.g., pipelines, electric transmission lines, roadways, etc.) and approximately 57 percent will be within 1-8 February 2015

17 agricultural land (see Resource Report 8, Table 8A-1). Table 1A-1 in Appendix 1A lists the locations where the Rover pipelines will be installed adjacent (or parallel) to other existing pipeline or power line rights-of-way, the operator, and the types of permanent rights-of-way where known. Currently, the Project does not include any areas where the pipelines will lie within any existing easements (i.e. collocate), but Rover is discussing this possibility with various adjacent entities, as described in Resource Report 10, in Sections and In addition, Table 1A-1 in Appendix 1A identifies the potential for the Project to use some part of the existing, adjacent easements for temporary spoil storage during construction. Where collocation is not possible, the permanent easements for the Rover pipelines will abut the adjacent existing easements following construction where feasible Supply Laterals Sherwood Lateral The Sherwood Lateral consists of construction of approximately miles of 36-inch diameter natural gas pipeline commencing at the Sherwood Compressor Station in Doddridge County, West Virginia and extending in a generally northerly direction to the Sherwood Tie-In and the interconnect with the Seneca Lateral at milepost (MP) 16.7 in Monroe County, Ohio. Rover is aware that CGT is proposing to parallel the same existing rights-of-way as the Seneca Lateral as part of their proposed Leach Xpress Project (see Section for a description of that project). Rover initiated discussions with CGT in August 2014 regarding the sharing of data to coordinate placement of the pipelines and avoid interference between the proposed centerlines. CGT asked to postpone the sharing of data until they entered into Pre-Filing with FERC. CGT entered into Pre-Filing with FERC in October of 2014 (PF14-23). From publicly available records, Rover has identified locations where the Leach Xpress Project appears to overlap the proposed Seneca Lateral exactly or is close enough to complicate construction and operation of each pipeline. Table lists, by milepost and tract, the locations where Rover has confirmed that CGT is currently planning to be in the same location as the Seneca Lateral. Rover will again initiate communications with CGT with the hope that a mutually beneficial plan can be developed to ensure the successful permitting, construction, and operation of both proposed pipelines. Rover will also discuss with CGT the possibility of overlapping construction workspace or coordinating restoration if the project schedules coincide closely enough. 1 The mileage reflects actual miles and incorporates an additional 1.1 miles associated with pipeline added at the beginning of the Sherwood Lateral to connect to the Sherwood Compressor Station and for a reroute at the Ohio River crossing (see Resource Report 10, Section and , respectively). 1-9 February 2015

18 TABLE CGT Leach Xpress Project and Rover Pipeline Project Overlap Tract Number Begin MP End MP Mileage OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL OH-MO-SCL Total Mileage February 2015

19 CGT Lateral The CGT Lateral consists of construction of approximately 5.7 miles of 24-inch diameter natural gas pipeline commencing at the CGT Tie-In at the interconnect with the Sherwood Lateral just north of the Sherwood Compressor Station in Doddridge County, West Virginia and extending in a generally northeasterly direction to the CGT Delivery Meter Station and the interconnect with CGT. Seneca Lateral The Seneca Lateral consists of construction of approximately 25.6 miles of 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline commencing at the Seneca Compressor Station in Noble County, Ohio and extending east to the Clarington Compressor Station and the interconnect with the Clarington Lateral in Monroe County, Ohio. Berne Lateral The Berne Lateral consists of construction of approximately 3.7 miles of 24-inch diameter natural gas pipeline commencing at the Berne Receipt Meter Station in Monroe County, Ohio and extending northwesterly to the Seneca Compressor Station in Noble County, Ohio. Clarington Lateral The Clarington Lateral consists of construction of approximately 32.6 miles of 42-inch natural gas pipeline commencing at the Clarington Compressor Station (and the interconnect with the Seneca Lateral) in Monroe County, Ohio, and extending in a generally northerly direction, and terminating at the Cadiz Tie-In and the interconnect with the Cadiz Lateral and Supply Connector Lines A and B in Harrison County, Ohio. Majorsville Lateral The Majorsville Lateral consists of construction of approximately miles of 24-inch diameter natural gas pipeline commencing at the Majorsville Receipt Meter Station in Marshall County, West Virginia and extending west to the Majorsville Tie-In at the interconnect with the Clarington Lateral (Clarington Lateral MP 11.7) in Belmont County, Ohio. Cadiz Lateral The Cadiz Lateral consists of approximately 2.9 miles of 30-inch natural gas pipeline commencing at the Cadiz Compressor Station in Harrison County, Ohio and extending west to the Cadiz Tie-In and the interconnects with the Clarington and Supply Connector Lines A and B at Clarington Lateral MP Supply Connector Lines A and B The Supply Connector Lines A and B consist of approximately 18.8 miles of dual 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline (for a total of approximately 37.6 miles) commencing at the Cadiz Tie-In in Harrison County, Ohio and extending north to Mainline Compressor Station 1 and the interconnection with Mainlines A and B in Carroll County, Ohio. Supply Connector Lines A and B will be installed adjacent to each other and approximately 20 feet apart. 2 The mileage reflects actual miles and incorporates an additional 0.4 mile associated with pipeline added at the beginning of the Majorsville Lateral to connect to the Majorsville Meter Station (see Resource Report 10, Section ) February 2015

20 Burgettstown Lateral The Burgettstown Lateral consists of construction of approximately 51.3 miles of 36-inch diameter natural gas pipeline commencing at the Burgettstown Compressor Station in Washington County, Pennsylvania and extending west through Hancock County, West Virginia and into Ohio. The Burgettstown Lateral terminates at the Burgettstown Tie-In and the interconnect with the Supply Connector Lines A and B (Supply Connector MP 18.4) in Carroll County, Ohio Mainlines Mainlines A and B Mainline A consists of construction of approximately miles of 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline. Mainline B consists of construction of a second 42-inch diameter pipeline that will be located 20 feet from Mainline A for approximately miles. Mainlines A and B originate at the Mainline Compressor Station 1 at the intersection of the Mainlines with Supply Connector Lines A and B in Carroll County, Ohio. Mainline A terminates at the Defiance Compressor Station in Defiance County, Ohio. Mainline B terminates approximately 7.3 miles east of the Defiance Compressor Station in Defiance County, Ohio, and crosses over and interconnects with Mainline A at the Mainline B Tie-In located at Mainline MP The MPs for Mainlines A and B begin at 18.8, continuing from the Supply Connector Lines A and B, which are within the Supply Lateral Segment of the Project. Market Segment The Market Segment includes construction of approximately miles of 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline commencing at the Defiance Compressor Station, and the end of the Mainline A, in Defiance County, Ohio, extending north through Michigan, and terminating at the existing Vector Pipeline in Livingston County, Michigan Aboveground Facilities Aboveground facilities for the Project consist of the compressor stations, receipt and delivery meter stations, launcher and receiver sites, and mainline valves (MLV). These facilities are depicted on the fullsize USGS maps and aerial-based alignment sheets in Volume IIB, Attachment 1A, and the USGS map excerpts provided in Appendix 1C as Figure 1C-1. Table 1A-2 in Appendix 1A lists all proposed aboveground facilities as summarized in the following sections Compressor Stations The Project includes six new compressor stations on the Supply Laterals, three new compressor stations on the Mainlines, and one new compressor station on the Market Segment. The compressor stations are listed on Table by MP. Plot plans are included in Volume III, Attachment 1A as Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) Do Not Release February 2015

21 Compressor Station Supply Laterals: Pipeline Segment MP TABLE Compressor Station Facilities Township/ Nearest Town County, State Nameplate Rating (hp) Sherwood Sherwood Lateral MP 0.0 Beech Doddridge, WV 14,205 Seneca Seneca Lateral MP 0.0 Marion Noble, OH 18,940 Clarington Clarington Lateral MP 0.4 Switzerland Monroe, OH 11,245 Majorsville Majorsville Lateral MP 1.1 Dallas Marshall, WV 7,100 Cadiz Cadiz Lateral MP 0.0 Cadiz Harrison, OH 15,980 Burgettstown Burgettstown Lateral MP 0.0 Smith Washington, PA 5,175 Mainlines: Supply Laterals Subtotal 72,645 Mainline 1 Mainline A/B MP 18.8 Orange Carroll, OH 42,190 Mainline 2 Mainline A/B MP 77.3 Plain Wayne, OH 38,745 Mainline 3 Mainline A/B MP Chatfield Crawford, OH 34,010 Mainline Subtotal 114,945 Defiance Market Segment MP 0.0 Tiffin Defiance, OH 25,830 PROJECT TOTAL 213,420 Facilities at each compressor station site will include natural gas-fired compressors, a compressor building with acoustic mitigation if required, an office/control/utility building, a storage/maintenance building, gas and utility piping, separators, gas coolers or heaters (at some locations), safety equipment, an emergency generator, landscaping, and parking areas Receipt and Delivery Meter Stations Meter stations will be installed at the pipeline interconnections to measure the receipt or delivery of natural gas. The locations for the 11 receipt, six delivery, and two bidirectional meter stations are listed by MP in Table The bidirectional meter stations will allow for metering of flow for either receipt into the Rover Pipeline or delivery back into the interconnecting facilities. The CGT Delivery, Hall Receipt, Gulfport Receipt, Berne Receipt, and Majorsville Receipt Meter Stations on the Supply Laterals, and the ANR, Consumers Energy and Vector Delivery Meter Stations will be located on individual sites. All other meter stations will be located within the new compressor station sites February 2015

22 Meter Station Supply Laterals: TABLE Meter Station Facilities Pipeline Segment MP Township/ Nearest Town County, State Sherwood Receipt 1 Sherwood Lateral MP 0.0 Beech Doddridge, WV CGT Delivery CGT Lateral MP 5.7 Beech Doddridge, WV Seneca Receipt 1 Seneca Lateral MP 0.0 Marion Noble, OH Hall Receipt Seneca Lateral MP 3.7 Summerfield Monroe, OH REX Delivery 1 Seneca Lateral MP 0.0 Marion Noble, OH Gulfport Receipt Seneca Lateral MP 21.9 Switzerland Monroe, OH Berne Receipt Berne Lateral MP 0.0 Franklin Monroe, OH Clarington Station 1,2 Clarington Lateral MP 0.4 Switzerland Monroe, OH Majorsville Receipt Majorsville Lateral MP 0.0 Dallas Marshall, WV Cadiz Station 1, 3 Cadiz Lateral MP 0.0 Cadiz Harrison, OH Burgettstown Receipt 1 Burgettstown Lateral MP 0.0 Smith Washington, PA Mainlines: ANR Delivery Mainline A MP Tiffin Defiance, OH PEPL Delivery 1 Mainline A MP Tiffin Defiance, OH Consumers Energy Delivery Market Segment MP Freedom Washtenaw, MI Vector Delivery Market Segment MP Handy Livingston, MI 1 Meter station will be located within the associated compressor station. 2 The Clarington Station will contain two receipt meters and two bidirectional meters. 3 The Cadiz Station will contain two receipt meters. Typical equipment installed at each meter station includes a supply line, ultrasonic meter skid(s), pressure and flow control regulator skid(s), a check valve, a positive shut-in valve, gas chromatograph and quality samplers, a valve with actuator to which gas quality monitors shall be connected, filter/separation facilities plus tank and containment, over-pressure protection, gas heaters (if required), a data acquisition system, building(s), electrical power, above ground piping, and fencing. Meter run piping and components will be located outside the receipt or delivery meter building. Electrical power will be provided for building cooling, lighting, ventilation, and control equipment. A small satellite dish may be installed for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA). The satellite dish will have a diameter of approximately four feet and will be mounted on a pole approximately five feet in height (see Appendix 1D). Telephone or cellular service also will be required for voice communications and SCADA backup Tie-In Facilities There are six tie-in sites at pipeline interconnections that are located outside of the compressor or meter station sites. These Tie-In sites include a MLV side valve and a launcher/receiver as described in Sections and , respectively, for the pipeline segment. Tie-In sites are listed on Table February 2015

23 Supply Laterals: Tie-In Facility 1 TABLE Tie-In Facilities Pipeline Segment MP Township/ Nearest Town County, State CGT Tie-In (CGT/Sherwood Laterals) Sherwood Lateral MP 0.2 Beech Doddridge, WV Sherwood Tie-In (Sherwood/Seneca Laterals) Seneca Lateral MP 16.7 Sunsbury Monroe, OH Majorsville Tie-In (Majorsville/Clarington Lateral) Clarington Lateral MP 11.8 Smith Belmont, OH Cadiz Tie-In (Cadiz/Clarington Laterals and Supply Connector Lines A and B) Burgettstown Tie-In (Burgettstown/Supply Connector Lines A and B) Mainlines: Clarington Lateral MP 32.6 Cadiz Harrison, OH Supply Connector MP 18.4 Leesville Carroll Mainline B (tie-in with Mainline A) Mainline A MP Tiffin Defiance, OH 1 Tie-In Sites could include MLV(s) and launcher/receiver Mainline Valves MLVs are installed at intermediate locations along the Project and at the beginning and end of each pipeline segment, as required to meet operational needs and the design requirements specified by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) in 49 CFR (a) Transmission Line Valves. MLVs will be installed within the permanent pipeline right-of-way or at the compressor or meter station sites, and will most likely be buried with only the valve operators and blowoffs extending above the ground surface. To the extent practicable, the MLVs are located near existing roads to enable easy access from public roadways and reduce the requirement for construction of new access roads. Each MLV will be contained within a fenced, gated, and locked area Launchers and Receivers Generally, a launcher will be installed at the beginning of each pipeline segment and a receiver at the end of each pipeline segment (or vice versa) to accommodate in-line inspection tools (smart pigs) for the periodic internal inspection of the pipeline during operations. Similar to the MLVs, the launchers and receivers will be installed within the Tie-In Sites identified in Section , or at the compressor or meter station sites. The launcher/receiver will extend the pipeline aboveground to facilitate the insertion/removal of the in-line inspection tools Design Standards All pipeline facilities and associated appurtenances will be designed, constructed, tested, operated, and maintained to conform to or exceed the requirements of the USDOT in 49 CFR Parts 191 and 192, Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline, Minimum Safety Standards, Annual Reports, Incident Reports, and Safety-related Condition Reports, 18 CFR , Site and Maintenance Requirements, and other applicable federal and state regulations February 2015

24 The Supply Laterals, Mainlines A and B, and Market Segment pipelines will be constructed of carbon steel pipe that has been manufactured in accordance with the American Petroleum Institute s (API) specifications for seamless and welded steel line pipe for use in conveying gas in the natural gas industries (API 5L). The pipe will be protected from external corrosion by a fusion-bonded epoxy coating and an impressed current cathodic protection system. The pipe will be internally coated to protect against internal corrosion and to increase the flow efficiency of the pipeline, thus reducing fuel consumption and compression horsepower required to transport a given volume of gas in the pipeline, and ultimately reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with the Project Status of Field Surveys and Reports Detailed civil, biological, and cultural field surveys began in mid-june 2014 within a 250 to 400-footwide survey corridor to accommodate the construction and permanent rights-of-way, ATWS, and minor route realignments that may be required for site-specific features. Environmental components of the survey program include delineations of wetlands and waterbodies, identification of threatened and endangered species or their habitat, surveys for cultural resources within the area of potential effect, identification of nearby water supply wells and residences, and noise surveys at the compressor stations, HDD sites, and independent meter stations (i.e. those not included within compressor stations). The survey corridor was typically 400 feet wide. However, in some locations, as described in Section in Resource Report 8, the survey corridor was reduced to approximately 250 feet wide for all survey disciplines. The survey corridor was reduced to 250 feet under special circumstances where even small reroutes were not anticipated, such as in areas of extreme topography where the proposed line was adjacent to existing rights-of-way or property lines, etc. As of the end of October 2014, survey permission had been granted on approximately 92.5 percent of the pipeline, representing 93 percent of the Supply Laterals, 91 percent of the Mainlines A and B, and 92 percent of the Market Segment. Table summarizes the status of the civil and environmental surveys completed on the pipeline through October 30, 2014 and the corresponding data collected are included on the alignment sheets and in these resource reports. Noise surveys have been completed at the compressor station sites and HDD sites and are in progress at independent meter station sites, the results of which will be provided in April, More detailed information on the methodologies used and the status and results of surveys completed to date are included in Resource Report 2 (Water Use and Quality), Resource Report 3 (Vegetation and Wildlife, including threatened and endangered species), and Resource Report 4 (Cultural Resources); and Resource Report 9 (Air Quality and Noise). Rover has begun the process of acquiring tracts and that process will continue throughout As stated in Section in Resource Report 8, it is Rover s intention to enter into mutually beneficial agreements with landowners and avoid the use of eminent domain to the maximum extent possible February 2015

25 TABLE Summary of Status of Completed Civil and Environmental Surveys through October 2014 Facility Total Miles Civil Cultural Biological Supply Laterals: Sherwood Lateral CGT Lateral Seneca Lateral Berne Lateral Clarington Lateral Majorsville Lateral Cadiz Lateral Supply Connector Lines A and B Burgettstown Lateral Subtotal: Supply Laterals Mainlines: Mainlines A and B Market Segment Subtotal: Mainlines TOTAL Percent Complete 92.4% 87.6% 88.6% 1 Supply Connector Line B (18.8 miles) and Mainline B (183.3 miles) included within survey corridor for Supply Connector Line A and Mainline A, respectively. Both civil and environmental surveys are ongoing, as weather and survey permissions permit, along the pipelines, as well as at the aboveground facility sites, temporary and permanent access roads, and contractor yards. As currently planned, the additional surveys will be completed in 2015 at all locations where landowner permission has been obtained, and addendum survey reports will be submitted when available or by the 3 rd Quarter These reports include the: results of continuing civil and environmental surveys of the pipeline routes, aboveground facility sites, temporary and permanent access roads, and contractor yards, including reroutes; results of geotechnical investigations of HDD sites, including hydraulic fracture analyses; results of noise surveys at independent meter station sites; and results of species-specific surveys. Reports or data resulting from the 2015 surveys will be provided in supplemental filings as soon as possible following the completion of each type of survey. Table summarizes the estimated schedules for pending biological, cultural, and geotechnical investigations and the associated reports. Species-specific surveys are addressed in Section 3.4 and Table 3.4-3of Resource Report February 2015

26 TABLE Summary of Status of Pending Surveys Surveys Survey Timing 1 Reports Issued Biological surveys (general habitat) Spring and Summer rd Quarter 2015 Cultural surveys Spring and Summer rd Quarter 2015 Geotechnical investigations Spring and Summer nd Quarter 2015 Noise studies at independent meter station sites Spring nd Quarter Survey timing depend on the timing of spring thaws, the weather, landowner survey permission, etc. 1.4 LAND REQUIREMENTS Construction and operation of the Supply Laterals, Mainline, and Market Segment will require acquisition of construction work areas consisting of the temporary construction right-of-way, ATWS, temporary access roads from public roadways to the construction work areas, and temporary contractor yards. Following construction, all construction work areas will be restored and revegetated. Rover will retain a 50-foot-wide permanent easement for operation of a single pipeline and a 60-foot-wide permanent easement for operation of Mainlines A and B (dual pipelines) and Supply Connector Lines A and B (dual pipelines). Table summarizes land requirements for construction and operation of the Project components. Table 1A-3 in Appendix 1A lists each ATWS and the need for the ATWS. Table 1A-4 in Appendix 1A lists permanent and temporary access roads to be used during construction and operation of the Project. Table 8A-2 in Resource Report 8 provides a breakdown of land cover affected by Project construction and operation. TABLE Summary of Estimated Construction and Operation Land Requirements Facility State Construction 1 Operation 2 (acres) (acres) Supply Laterals: Pipelines WV, PA, OH 3, , Aboveground Facilities: WV, PA, OH Access Roads WV, PA, OH Contractor Yards WV, PA, OH Supply Laterals Subtotal 4, , Mainlines: Mainlines A and B OH 3, , Aboveground Facilities: OH Access Roads OH Contractor Yards OH Mainlines Subtotal 3, , Market Segment OH, MI 1, Aboveground Facilities: OH, MI Access Roads OH, MI Contractor Yards OH, MI February 2015

27 TABLE Summary of Estimated Construction and Operation Land Requirements Facility State Construction 1 Operation 2 (acres) (acres) Market Segment Subtotal 1, PROJECT TOTAL 9, , The construction work area includes the construction right-of-way, which varies from 75 to 150 feet, and ATWS where required. See Section for description of land requirements for construction and Table 8A-2 in Resource Report 8 for additional breakdown of land requirements. Permanent right-of-way is 60 feet for dual pipelines (Mainlines A and B and Supply Connector Lines A and B) and 50 feet for a single pipeline Pipeline Facilities Installation of the pipeline will be accomplished along the construction right-of-way as a moving assembly line as described in Section The following sections describe the various components of the construction work areas and land that will be maintained for operation of the Project Construction Right-of-Way Attachment 1B in Volume IIB includes typical right-of-way cross-sections for construction in uplands, agricultural land, and wetlands for locations where one pipeline or dual pipelines will be installed. Rover is proposing to use a construction right-of-way width that will provide for safe working conditions and efficient pipe installation for the 24-, 30-, 36-, and 42-inch-diameter pipe, as well as locations where dual 42-inch-diameter pipelines will be installed, while also protecting sensitive environmental resources. The dimensions of Rover s typical construction rights-of-way are based on the following considerations: Trench Depth: o Trench depths are dependent on the size of pipe and the minimum cover requirements. Trench depths for the 24-inch pipelines in upland areas, where 36 inches of cover is maintained, are a minimum of 60 inches (5 feet) in depth. Pipeline diameters of 30, 36, and 42 inches would each require an incremental and additional 6 inches respectively, whereby a 42-inch pipe with 36 inches of cover would require a 6.5-foot-deep trench at a minimum. o A minimum of 48 inches of cover will be maintained in agricultural land, adding an additional foot of depth to all trenches excavated in agricultural areas. o Pipeline depth under roads and streams would be 60 inches (5 feet), adding two feet of additional depth to all trenches excavated through streams or roads that are open cut or leading up to a bore hole of a stream or road that will be bored. o Trenches in rocky soils would require approximately 6 inches of additional depth in order to add a layer of soil to pad the pipeline and avoid disturbance of the pipe coating by the rocks. o In areas of saturated soils, trench depths may be increased to maintain the required cover over the pipeline where the addition of set-on or saddle-bag type weights are required to maintain negative buoyancy February 2015

28 o Maximum depths of 15 feet or greater are possible at foreign line crossings, areas with drain tile, locations where bell holes are required to accommodate tie-ins between pipe segments, etc. Trench Widths: o Trench widths are primarily dependent upon the depth of the trench and the cohesive ability of the soils to comply with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration Standard Number Standard Number requires the walls of a trench to be more gradually sloped and/or terraced in less cohesive soils, which results in a wider trench than in more cohesive soils. o A 5-foot-deep trench, which is the minimum possible trench depth for the Project pipelines as described above, would result in a minimum width of approximately 14 feet. o Trench widths would be wider as the depth of the trench increases for larger diameter pipe, with typical widths of 20 to 25 feet for 30-, 36-, or 42-inch diameter pipe. o Trench widths are also anticipated to be wider in wetland soils, especially within saturated wetlands, due to reduced cohesion of soils. o Maximum widths of 45 feet are possible at bore locations, where the trench would need to be deep and wide enough to accommodate the bore equipment and account for the safety of the personnel operating the equipment. o Storage for trench spoil and topsoil will require between 30 and 60 feet (depending on the width and depth of the trench and topsoil stripping) to prevent sloughing of the spoil back into the trench and maintain safe work areas for construction workers. In environmentally sensitive areas, spoil can be placed in nearby ATWS to reduce right-of-way width requirements. Construction Work Area The equipment work area typically will require approximately 65 feet for efficient and safe pipe installation and to accommodate: o The large equipment used to install 30-, 36-, and 42-inch-diameter pipe A 583 or 594-sized sideboom used to maneuver and install the pipe requires a minimum of about 25 feet of rightof-way to accommodate the partially extended counterweight needed to offset the 80-footlong, 30-, 36-, or 42-inch-diameter pipe joints. o Automatic Welding Rover will use state of the art welding processes to weld the larger diameter pipe joints together before lowering the pipe into the trench. This involves use of portable shelters, commonly referred to as sheds or shacks, that are leapfrogged down the right-of-way by sidebooms during mainline welding operations. The standard width of these sheds is between 10 and 12 feet, not including maneuvering room for the sideboom to move the sheds down the right-of-way. o A travel lane The travel lane is essential for efficient pipeline construction and allows equipment and support crews to pass around construction activities and to provide ingress and egress for safety personnel and equipment in the event of an accident. During pipe laying activities, the travel lane allows sidebooms to leapfrog along the right-of-way, allowing for longer segments of pipe to be installed. For short distances and in environmentally sensitive areas, the travel lane can be reduced, although ATWS is often required outside of the sensitive areas for pipe makeup and/or spoil storage February 2015

29 The construction right-of-way width and temporary land requirements for installation of the Supply Laterals, Mainlines A and B, and Market Segment will differ according to the type of terrain encountered, construction methods that will be used, and environmental sensitivity of the land being crossed. The typical right-of-way cross-sections are provided in Attachment 1B in Volume IIB. Based on its construction experience involving the installation of 24-, 30-, 36-, and 42-inch-diameter pipe, and evaluation of the environmental sensitivity of the land being crossed, Rover is proposing use of the following typical construction right-of-way widths: Single Pipeline 24-inch (Berne, CGT, and Majorsville Laterals): o 100 feet in agricultural land (i.e., full right-of-way topsoil segregation) o 75 feet in upland areas, and non-forested and forested wetland areas o 75 feet plus 25 feet of ATWS in areas of side slope Single Pipeline 30-inch (Cadiz Lateral), 36-inch (Burgettstown and Sherwood Laterals), and 42-inch (Seneca and Clarington Laterals, and Market Segment): o 150 feet in agricultural land (i.e., full right-of-way topsoil segregation) o 125 feet in upland areas (i.e., non-sensitive environmental areas where adequate workspace is available to expedite construction and install long sections of pipe) o 125 feet plus 25 feet of ATWS in areas of side slope o 100 feet in non-forested wetland areas o 75 feet in forested wetland areas Dual Pipelines 42-inch (Supply Connector Lines A and B, and Mainlines A and B): o 150 feet in agricultural land (i.e., full right-of-way topsoil segregation) o 135 feet in upland areas (i.e., non-sensitive environmental areas where adequate workspace is available to expedite construction and install long sections of pipe) o 135 feet plus 15 feet of ATWS in areas of side slope o 120 feet in non-forested wetlands o 95 feet in forested wetlands where soil conditions are stable. The Supply Laterals, Mainlines A and B, and Market Segment will be installed parallel or adjacent to other pipeline or electric transmission lines to the extent feasible. Generally, the Rover pipelines will be installed approximately feet from the existing pipeline or transmission line structure and the permanent easements for the Rover pipelines and existing utility line will abut each other. The temporary construction right-of-way may overlap existing pipeline and electric transmission rights-of-way, where approved by the utility, while providing a safe separation distance between the Rover pipelines and existing pipelines and/or utility lines. Dual pipelines, including the Supply Connector Lines A and B and Mainlines A and B, will be installed at a separation distance of approximately 20 feet February 2015

30 Additional Temporary Workspace ATWS will be required where an obstacle prevents the normal placement of spoil and the placement of pipe sections immediately adjacent to the pipe trench (for example, at a waterbody crossing or road crossing), where additional volumes of spoil will be generated in areas where a reduced right-of-way is being used (for example, at wetland crossings), or where additional construction operations will be performed (for example, at HDDs). ATWS typically will be required on both sides of road, railroad, wetland, and waterbody crossings, at truck turnarounds, at hydrostatic test water withdrawal pump locations, at pipe tie-ins, at HDD entry and exit points, at foreign pipeline or other utility crossings, and for staging and fabrication of drag sections. The size and configuration of each ATWS is unique and dependent upon the existing conditions at each work location (e.g., available or accessible space, the presence of buildings and other structures, crossing angle, crossing depth, length of crossing, terrain, or the presence of trees or sensitive habitat). See Appendix 1A, Table 1A-3 for locations and purpose of each ATWS Access Roads Access roads are used to transport construction workers, equipment, and materials to the construction work area from public interstate, state and county highways/roads. These access roads include private roads and/or two-tracks that may require minor modification or improvement to safely support the expected loads associated with the movement of construction equipment and materials to and from the public roadways to the construction right-of-way. Modifications or improvements to these access roads may include grading or other minor maintenance to prevent rutting during use, placement of additional gravel or crushed stone on the existing surface, enlargement to accommodate the pipeline equipment, such as stringing trucks, and/or installation of board or timber mats that will be removed upon completion of construction. See Appendix 1A, Table 1A-4 for access road locations, length, and existing surface condition Contractor Yards Contractor storage yards are needed for various uses, such as stockpiling pipe, fabricating concrete weights and piping assemblies, staging construction operations, storing construction materials, parking equipment, and for temporary construction offices. Depending upon the condition of these yards and their current use, some surface grading, drainage improvements, placement of surface materials (i.e., crushed rock), and creation of internal roadways may be required. To the extent feasible and available, Rover will lease yards that have been previously disturbed for other industrial purposes or during construction of other projects. A list of proposed contractor yards is included in Table 1A-5 in Appendix 1A and maps of the locations are included in Appendix 1C, Figure 1C February 2015

31 Operations Easement Following construction of the Supply Laterals, Mainlines A and B, and Market Segment, Rover will retain 50 to 60 feet of the construction right-of-way as a permanent easement to allow for inspection and maintenance of the pipeline during operation. Rover will retain a permanent easement of 50 feet where one pipeline will be installed and 60 feet where dual pipelines will be installed Aboveground Facilities Rover will purchase land for construction and operation of the 10 compressor stations and 19 meter stations. The compressor and meter stations will be located on land adjacent to the pipelines that is large enough to accommodate station facilities. The MLVs and launchers/receivers will be located within the permanent easement for the pipeline or at the tie-in, compressor or, meter station, or tie-in sites. 1.5 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES Construction Schedule Rover plans to commence construction in January 2016, pending receipt of all applicable permits and clearances. The Supply Laterals and Mainlines A and B are scheduled to be in-service in December The Market Segment is scheduled to be in-service no later than June Rover will install the pipeline using multiple construction spreads, and smaller work crews for the HDDs, meter stations, MLVs, and launchers/receivers. Separate construction crews will complete work at the new compressor stations. The order in which each facility will be constructed may vary depending upon the capabilities of each contractor, available workforce and optimized construction logistics. Table summarizes the construction spreads and anticipated average and peak construction workforce. A detailed breakdown is provided in Resource Report 5. The estimated peak Project construction work force is expected to be approximately 14,225 workers, with approximately 50 percent anticipated to be local hires or from the local union halls. Based upon the schedule to execute the Project, high quality and trained staff and available resources, Rover has committed to utilize union labor in cooperation with the Pipeline Contractors Association (PLCA) to build the Project. The PLCA has an agreement in place with the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada, American Federation of Labor and, Congress of Industrial Organizations, Laborers International Union of North America, International Union of Operating Engineers, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Although the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is not a part of that agreement, Rover has agreed to utilize the IBEW for electrical work. As part of this arrangement, Rover will rely upon the collective bargaining agreements, with each union under their own respective National Pipeline Agreement, which are currently valid from July 2014 to June These agreements specify and define that the portion of local versus regional or non-local resources. As such, Rover anticipates at least 50% of the workforce to come from the local union halls February 2015

32 Approximately 38 workers will be hired to operate the new pipeline system. The proposed locations for these employees are detailed in Table in Resource Report 5. TABLE Average and Peak Construction Work Force Facility State Miles Average Workforce Peak Workforce Pipelines: Sherwood Lateral WV, OH CGT Lateral WV Seneca Lateral OH Berne Lateral OH Clarington Lateral OH Majorsville Lateral WV, OH Cadiz Lateral OH Burgettstown Lateral PA, WV, OH Supply Connector Lines A and B OH Mainlines A and B OH ,625 3,750 Market Segment 1 OH, MI ,200 1,500 Aboveground Facilities: Sherwood Compressor Station WV Majorsville Compressor Station WV Seneca Compressor Station OH Clarington Compressor Station OH Cadiz Compressor Station OH Burgettstown Compressor Station PA Mainline Compressor Station 1 OH Mainline Compressor Station 2 OH Mainline Compressor Station 3 OH Defiance Compressor Station 1 OH Meter Stations PA, WV, OH, MI -- 1,713 2,850 Totals -- 14,225 1 The Market Segment and Defiance Compressor Station include approximately 18 months of construction Compliance Assurance Measures To ensure that construction of the Project facilities will comply with mitigation measures identified in Rover s applications and supporting documentation, the FERC s environmental conditions, and the requirements of other federal and state permitting agencies, Rover will include, whenever appropriate, environmental requirements in its construction drawings and specifications. To solicit accurate bids for pipeline construction, Rover will provide these specifications and advance versions of the Construction Drawing Package to qualified prospective pipeline contractors. Contractors selected to perform work on the Project will receive copies of specifications and a Construction Drawing Package containing pipeline and aboveground facility drawings designated as being approved for construction. For those mitigation measures that address pre-construction surveys and clearances, Rover will include pertinent correspondence documenting compliance with these mitigation measures in the Construction 1-24 February 2015

33 Drawing Package. For those mitigation measures that address permit conditions from federal, state, and local agencies, Rover will include copies of permits and related drawings in the Construction Drawing Package. For those mitigation measures that, in part, address post-construction requirements, Rover will include instructions and documentation that will be provided to operating personnel following the completion of construction. These maintenance instructions will include copies of pertinent permits with particular reference to long-term permit conditions and reporting requirements. Rover will require the selected contractors to install the proposed facilities according to Rover s standard specifications, the Construction Drawing Package, and the terms of a negotiated contract. To support the application of proper field construction methods, Rover will comply with the Rover s Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation and Maintenance Plan (Rover Plan) and has prepared a Project-Specific Waterbody and Wetland Construction and Mitigation Procedures (Rover Procedures) to address the sitespecific conditions in the Project area (see Appendix 1B). The Rover Procedures are based on the FERC s 2013 Procedures, and include best management practices to be implemented before, during, and after construction to minimize impacts on uplands, wetlands, and surface waters. Any deviations from, or additions to, the FERC Procedures have been identified for FERC approval prior to implementation. Appendix 1B includes the following plans that Rover will implement during construction of the Project: Rover s Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation and Maintenance Plan (Rover Plan) to support the application of proper field construction methods in upland areas; Rover s Waterbody and Wetland Construction and Mitigation Procedures (Rover Procedures) to support the application of proper field construction methods in wetlands and waterbodies, including project-specific exceptions for which Rover is requesting authorization from the FERC; Spill Prevention and Response Procedures (SPR Procedures) that provides procedures for hazardous materials transportation, handling, storage, spill prevention, and spill response; Horizontal Directional Drill Contingency Plan (HDD Plan) that provides procedures to be followed during HDD operations to minimize the potential for release of drilling fluids, containment and cleanup of inadvertent releases of drilling fluids should they occur, and steps that will be followed if the HDD cannot be completed as planned; Agricultural Impact Mitigation Plans (AIM Plans) for Ohio and Michigan that contain measures that will be implemented at a minimum during construction through agricultural fields; Winter Construction Plan that specifies erosion control and stabilization measures that will be implemented in areas during winter construction and where the construction work areas are not fully restored and revegetated prior to winter; Karst Mitigation Plan to address procedures to be employed in karst areas; Blasting Plan to address general procedures to be employed should blasting be required; Unanticipated Discoveries Plan for Paleontological Resources in the event that unanticipated paleontological resources are encountered; Environmental Complaint Resolution Procedures so that landowners and stakeholders may report environmental complaints or concerns and a process for resolving these concerns; and Residential Access and Traffic Management Plan to be employed during construction February 2015

34 In addition, Rover will implement its Procedures Guiding the Discovery of Unanticipated Cultural Resources and Human Remains in the event that unanticipated cultural resources or human remains are encountered during construction. These procedures are included in Resource Report 4, Appendix 4B. Rover will conduct environmental training sessions for all Rover construction management and contractor personnel prior to and during the pipeline installation. While this training will focus on implementation of best management practices contained in the plans in Appendix 1B, it will also include instructions on construction work area limits, permit requirements, and other mitigation measures, as appropriate. Rover will employ full-time Environmental Inspectors, including Agricultural Inspectors, for each construction spread for the duration of Project construction. One Lead Environmental Inspector will be assigned to each spread, and one Chief Environmental Inspector will be assigned to the entire Project. All Environmental Inspectors will report to Rover s Environmental Compliance Manager. The Environmental Inspectors will have duties consistent with those contained in Paragraph II.B. (Responsibilities of Environmental Inspectors) of the Rover Plan, including ensuring compliance with environmental conditions attached to any certificate issued by the FERC for the Project, Project environmental designs and specifications, and environmental conditions attached to other permits or authorizations. Rover will provide training for its Environmental Inspectors regarding proper field implementation of the Rover Plan and Rover Procedures, hazardous materials management, and other mitigation measures included in Appendix 1B. For purposes of quality assurance and compliance with mitigation measures, other applicable regulatory requirements, and Rover specifications, Rover also will be represented on each construction spread by a Chief Construction Inspector and one or more Craft Inspectors. Rover s Engineering and Project Management departments will be responsible for designing and constructing the facilities in compliance with regulatory and non-regulatory requirements and agreements. The Construction Site Manager will address any issues of noncompliance with mitigation measures or other regulatory requirements. If technical or management assistance is required, the Chief Inspector will request assistance from the appropriate Rover department or division. Rover s Operations Department will be responsible for longterm Project maintenance and regulatory compliance. At the request of FERC, Rover will fund a third-party environmental compliance monitoring program that will be managed by the FERC. The overall objective of the compliance monitoring program will be to: assess environmental compliance during construction to achieve a high level of compliance; assist the FERC staff in screening and processing requests for variances during construction; and create and maintain a database of daily reports documenting compliance. Final details regarding staffing and implementation of the compliance monitoring program will be developed in consultation with the FERC prior to the commencement of construction and as part of the initial Implementation Plan documenting how Rover will comply with mitigation measures identified in the Order that may be issued by the FERC for the Project February 2015

35 1.6 CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES Pipeline Facilities Construction of the Project will follow industry-accepted practices and procedures, as further described below. Generally, construction of the Project pipelines will follow a set of sequential operations as shown in Figure 1.6-1, Typical Pipeline Construction Sequence. In this typical pipeline construction scenario, the construction spread proceeds along the pipeline right-of-way in one continuous operation. The entire process will be coordinated in such a manner as to minimize the total time a tract of land is disturbed and therefore exposed to erosion and temporarily precluded from normal use. To minimize the impacts of construction disturbance, Rover will implement the Rover Plan and Rover Procedures as approved by the FERC. The following sections provide descriptions of activities along a typical construction spread, as well as other specialized construction methods that will be used to install the pipeline at waterbody, road, and railroad crossings, and in wetland, residential, and agricultural areas. Described below are the activities associated with conventional construction for large-diameter pipelines. Where dual 42-inch-diameter pipelines will be installed, clearing and grading will be conducted for both pipelines in a single pass. Installation of the pipelines will be slightly staggered, where one pipeline will be assembled and installed from stringing through backfill and rough cleanup, and then the second pipeline will be installed in a similar manner through the area directly afterward. Final restoration and cleanup will be completed following installation of both pipelines. The dual pipelines may will be installed concurrently in areas requiring specialized crews, such as road/railroad crossings, foreign pipeline crossings, congested residential areas, HDD crossings, and other bored crossings. A description of dual pipeline installation during certain construction activities is included below where applicable Typical Upland Pipeline Construction Procedures Surveying The initial step in preparing the right-of-way for construction is the civil survey. Affected landowners will be contacted and requested to permit Rover agents to enter property prior to surveying and staking of the centerline and workspaces for construction. Arrangements will be made at this time with the landowner for management of livestock during construction. This may involve fencing off the construction work areas, relocating the livestock to other pastures, or boarding the animals at offsite locations. The civil survey crew will stake the outside limits of the construction right-of-way, the centerline location of the pipeline, drainage centerlines and elevations, highway and railroad crossings, and any temporary extra workspace, such as lay down areas or at stream crossings. The One Call system of each state will be contacted to allow state and local utility operators to verify and mark all underground utilities (e.g., cables, conduits, and pipelines) located within the construction work areas. To further minimize the 1-27 February 2015

36 potential for damage to buried facilities, field instrumentation, and or test pits excavated using soft digging techniques (such as excavation by hand), will be used to locate utilities February 2015

37 1-29 February 2015 Figure Typical Pipeline Construction Sequence